Outdoor burning rules in Weld County, CO — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Open burning in unincorporated Weld County requires a free permit from the Department of Public Health and Environment. Burning is limited to daytime hours, must stay attended, and is banned when winds exceed five mph or on Red Air Alert days.
Weld County issues open-burn permits under contracted authority from the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division (Regulation No. 9, 5 CCR 1001-11) plus Weld County open-burning conditions. Apply online through the burn-permit portal; there is no cost, and staff respond within about three business days. Burning may begin two hours after sunrise and must finish two hours before sunset. It is unlawful to burn trash, tires, vehicles, structures, chemicals or furniture. All open burns are canceled on Red Air Alert days and whenever a fire ban is posted. Frederick and Firestone allow no open burning except irrigation ditches.
Burning without a permit, burning prohibited materials, or burning in unsafe conditions can bring air-quality enforcement, cost-recovery, and cancellation of any permit at any time by the local fire district.
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